pearl
美音:
[pə:l
]英音:
[pə:l
]n.珍珠 Pearl 珀尔(女子名)
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pearl为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
动词过去式:pearled 过去分词:pearled 现在分词:pearling 第三人称单数:pearls
pearl
/pɜ:l; pɝl/
n
1 (a) small, hard, round, silvery-white or bluish-grey lustrous mass that forms inside the shells of some oysters and is of great value as a gem 珍珠
*a string of pearls 一串珍珠
* [attrib 作定语] a pearl necklace 珍珠项链.
(b) man-made imitation of this 人造珍珠
*cultivated pearls 人工养殖的珍珠.
2 thing resembling a pearl in shape or colour (形状或颜色)似珍珠之物
*pearls of dew on the grass 草上的露珠.
3 very precious or highly valued person or thing (used esp in the expressions shown) 极宝贵或极有价值的人或事物(尤用于以下示例)
*a pearl among women 女子中的杰出者
* pearls of wisdom 智慧的结晶.
4 (idm 习语) cast pearls before swine => cast1.
pearl
n
1【jewel】2【hard substance】3 pearls of wisdom4 cast/throw pearls before swine5【liquid】6【excellent thing/person】
[
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;Origin: perle, from
Vulgar Latin pernula, from
Latin perna
'mussel']
【JEWEL】[C]a small round white object that forms inside an
oyster, and is a valuable jewel
a pearl necklace a string of pearls (=anecklace made of pearls)【HARD SUBSTANCE】[U] a hard shiny substance of various colours formed inside some
shellfish, which is used for making buttons or to make objects look attractive
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mother-of-pearlpearls of wisdomwise remarks - used especially when you really think that someone's remarks are slightly stupid
Thank you for those pearls of wisdom, Emma.cast/throw pearls before swineformal to give something valuable to someone who does not understand its value
【LIQUID】[C]literarya small round drop of liquid
the pearls of the morning dew【EXCELLENT THING/PERSON】 [C usually singular]old-fashioned someone or something that is especially good or valuable
pearl among She's a pearl among women.
1. She wears a pearl necklace. 她戴着一串珍珠项链。
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